Shareholder Interests

Fonebak plc
22 March 2006

                                  FONEBAK PLC



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company



Fonebak plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



Aviva plc and its subsidiaries



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18



As in 2 above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Morley Fund Management Ltd:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited                  147,000*
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited                      61,000*
Chase Nominees Limited                              267,000*
CUIM Nominee Limited                                177,000*

Vidacos Nominee Limited                           1,620,000

*denotes beneficial interest



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



200,000



6. Percentage of issued class



1.04%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



n/a



8. Percentage of issued class



n/a



9. Class of security



Ordinary GBP0.02 shares



10. Date of transaction



20 March 2006



11. Date company informed



21 March 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



2,272,000



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



11.83%



14. Any additional information



Figures are based on shares in issue of 19,199,995



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Arthur Crocker, Finance Director, telephone number 01708 684016



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification



Arthur Crocker, Finance Director



                                                                   22 March 2006



Enquiries:


Pelham PR
James Henderson          [phone]       [e-mail]
                         [phone]
Charles Vivian           [phone]       [e-mail]
                         [phone]




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